The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-10
Minor Notes.


The Sugar Valley Seed Company's store at
Thorntown was burned ON Tuesday. Loss
$1,000; insurance, 81, 400.
Funds have been secured by subscription for
the erection of new Baptist church at Wave
land, Montgomery county.
Capt. E. P. Brown, of Liberty, late of Rising
Sun, has become Methodist minister. Until
very recently he was not believer in the Chris
tian religion.
The committees of the Eighth District Veteran
Association met yesterday at Lafayette, and
completed arrangements for the reunion next
September at Charlottesville.
A company that has been boring for oil six
miles north Of Monon struck it yesterday, at
depth between six and seven hundred feet Ex-
element is running high over the find.
During the revival now in progress at Trinity
NJ E. Church, Madison under the labors of Rev.
M L. Wells. about sixty persons have united
with the church. The accessons to the Presby-
terrain Church have been forty-two.
Some excitement was caused at Vincennes,
yesterday morning, by the steamer Rosedale,
Captain Gosnell. running into the drawbrdge.
The shock was terrific, but fortunately little
damage was done, aud the Rosedale went on her
way.
The company that has been boring for oil at
Fraucesvile. Pulaski county. struck it yester-
day at depth of 625 feet The we'll is flowing
iu paying quantities, and will be sunk deeper
with prospect of increasing the flow. The
quality is excellent.
John L. Parker. alias John L. Gallatin.
charged with embezzlement and bieamy, was
released at Marion. on Tuesday, on bond of
$500 in each case. The father of the accused
who resides at York, Pa, secured the bondsmen
by depositing 81, 900 in cash.
On last Tuesday one of the oldest residents OF
Montgomery county died at his home near New
Richmond. Jacob Campbell was born in Butler
county, Ohio. in 1907, and removed to Montgom-
cry county when a child, with his parents, who
settled where New Richmond uow is.
During the past winter three colored children
have been sent to attend school with whites, at
the "Murdock" school-house. In Boone township.
Harrison county. causing d9klderable ill feeling.
On Thursday night the school house was de-
stroyed by FIRE, supposed to be the work of An
| incendiary. The loss is $500.
| Spencer Lodge, No. SIS, Royal Arcanum gave
a most enjoyable social at their lodge-room last
| night. One hundred and ten invitations were
| issued, and nearly all were responded to. DR..
Walker Schell gave history of the objects and
aims OF the order. The Spencer orchestra fur
/ nished the music for the occasion.
| The Holingsworth embezzlement case drags
| its slow length along at vincennes. Little
| progress was made yesterday, the counsel spend
| ing the time in wrangling It is pretty well set
1 tied now that sensational developments will not
| be made. tho prosecution fearing the conse-
qucnces The case will probably last the week
/ out
On Tuesday. at Rockville. the grand jury re-
| turned an Indictment against James McCalister
| for stealing drill machine from coal miner by
the name Of Evan Worthington, at Minshall
| mine, No 4 The machine Was worth $l5
Halt On hour after tho Indictment, McCalistel